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November, 1916. 



American Vae Journal 



keeping the hives dry. Water was still 

 standing about, and we were informed 

 that it was very unpleasant earlier. 

 However, the big clover flows usually 

 follow a surplus of moisture and a 

 bumper crop has been reported in 

 many sections of Ontario this season. 

 Instead of using one large extractor as 

 is often the case in large apiaries, two 

 4frame extractors run from a line 

 shaft are in use at the Deadman apiary. 

 The contention is that two 4-frame ex- 

 tractors can be run to better advantage 

 than one 8-frame machine and with 

 less power. While one is running, the 

 other can be filled so that the whole 

 outfit is not idle during the time neces- 

 sary to change frames, as is the case 

 where a large machine is used. The 

 super cleaner described last month is 

 a unique device which originated here. 

 At Lambeth there are three extensive 

 beekeepers within a stone's throw of 

 each other. Two live on adjoining 

 lots and the third lives across the 

 street. In our last number we showed 

 the picture of Mr. W. D. Campbell, and 

 Fig. 4 in this issue shows the other 

 two, Mr. E. T. Bainard and Mr. D. 

 Anguish. Mr. Bainard very generously 

 took his car and drove to as many 

 yards as there was time to see. At Mr. 

 Campbell's yard we found the 4-piece 

 section in use. Mr. Campbell follows 

 the plan advocated by Dr. Miller of 

 using two hive bodies for brood-rear- 

 ing, reducing to one set of frames for 

 the honey flow. 



t]Mr. Bainard uses the Heddon sec- 

 tional hive very successfully. I have 

 always been prejudiced against this 

 hive until I saw it in use by men who 

 produce very large crops of honey in 

 Ontario. It must be admitted that in 

 the hands of skillful men it brings good 

 results. Still I often wonder whether 

 the men who get such crops with these 

 shallow hives, would not get more 

 honey if they used a deeper frame. 

 Beekeeping after all depends mostly on 



the man. Figure 5 shows the colonies 

 arranged in groups of four, which per- 

 mits the use of quadruple winter cases 

 without moving them. 



Mr. Bainard is a great experimen- 

 talist, and certainly has his head full of 

 interesting ideas. At the time of my 

 visit he was endeavoring to learn 

 whether by means of a frame placed 

 between two of the shallow hive bodies, 

 horizontally instead of vertically, all 

 queen-cells would be placed there. If 

 so, it would be an easy matter to ascer- 

 tain when the colony was preparing to 

 swarm by looking at the one frame in- 

 stead of having to look through the 

 whole colony. Some of the colonies 



were building queen-cells on these flat 

 combs, Jand I await with interest the 

 result of the summer's experiment. He 

 has tried pound packages from the 

 south for increase for several years 

 with varying results. Some seasons 

 when conditions were favorable he has 

 had a single pound of bees build up 

 and produce as much as 60 pounds of 

 surplus honey. However, he has found 

 great variation with the different pack- 

 ages received at the same time and 

 given the same attention. Probably 

 better results will come after more at- 

 tention has been given to the selection 

 of breeding stock. Mr. W. E. Wright, 

 of Glanworth, is a farmer who keeps 



FIG. 3.-THE BEES 



IN THE DEADMAN APIARY ARE 

 CASES UNTIL JUNE 



FIG. 2.-THE CHRYSLER HOME APIARY AT CHATHAM. ONTARIO 



bees as a sideline. He has a fine flock 

 of prize winning sheep and has carried 

 away many of the blue ribbons at the 

 Toronto show for many years. His 

 apiaries, while not as extensive as 

 those of exclusive beekeepers, still add 

 materially to the revenue of the farm. 



Mr. F. W. Krouse, President of the 

 Ontario Association, is located near 

 the Agricultural College at Guelph. Our 

 impressions of the school are given in 

 a separate article. Mr. Krouse began 

 with two colonies in connection with 

 market gardening and has gradually 

 extended his apiaries and dropped 

 other lines. He has several yards 

 within a few miles of Guelph and ex- 

 pected to have nearly 500 colonies at 

 the close of this season. There is an 

 abundance of willow and dandelion to 

 start with. In addition there is white 

 clover, alsike, basswood and buckwheat 

 so that failure at this particularyapiar- 

 has never yet occurred. Since some- 

 thing always yields, and in some sea- 

 sons everything does, his average in 

 this yard is about 100 pounds per col- 

 ony per year. If it were possible to find 

 such locations for all his bees, Krouse 

 would have a bonanza. However, he is 

 doing very well and finds a ready sale 

 for his honey at profitable prices. 



The winter case described in our last 



LEFT IN THE PACKING 



